Libbey-Owens Ford Increases Flat Glass Reach Through Alliance
At a National Glass Distributors Association meeting in Pittsburgh on December 4, Libbey-Owens-Ford Glass Company of Toledo and Blue Ridge Glass Corporation of Kingsport announced a sales alliance set to begin January 1, 1931. Libbey-Owens-Ford will distribute Blue Ridge rough rolled glass from Toledo, adding a complete line of flat glass to its portfolio.
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Blue Ridge Glass Corporation and
Libbey-Owens- Ford Glass Company Farm Sales Alliance
Alliance
Libbey-Owens-Ford
Blue Ridge
National Glass Distributors Association
Pittsburgh
Libbey-Owens Ford Glass Company
Toledo
Ohio
Blue Ridge Glass Corporation
Kingsport
Libbey-Owens-Ford Glass Company
Libbey Owens Glass Company
Edward Ford Plate Glass Company
Rossford
E. D. Libbey
Michael Owens
Edward Ford
John B. Ford
Blue Ridge Company
W. R. Crawford
Chicago
New York
San Francisco
Libbey-Owens-Ford Company
Crawford
Libbey- Owens-Ford
Weather prospects for Tennessee weekend with cooler note
Cloudy conditions linger across Tennessee through Sunday and Monday with little change in temperatures. Friday forecast highs around 57 and lows near 32, with about 0.29 inches of rain. yesterday high near 55 and low near 95, and rainfall around 0.26 inches today. Reading taken at 6:00 p.m. by T. C. Harris U.S.W.O.
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T. C. Harris
U.S.W.O
New Tennessee Senator Cordell Hull Gains Senate Seat
Washington reports Tennessee's Judge Cordell Hull has been promoted from the house to the Senate. The Central Press describes Hull as highly capable with broad political skill and a congenial personality loved by colleagues.
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Charles P. Stewart
Central Press
Washington, D. C
Tennessee
Cordell Hull
House of Representatives
Senate
Capitol Hill
Girl Recalls Ride With Bandits After Kidnapping
A 19 year old Indiana banker’s daughter Helen Louise Hamilton told police and reporters she was kidnapped from Stockwell and held hostage to aid a bank robbery gang’s escape. She said the men, described as Chicago gangsters possibly connected to Capone, bound the family and released her in Chicago before she returned home with her father Oscar Hamilton.
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Chicago
Indiana
Stockwell
Ind
Helen Louise Hamilton
Wife Slayer Keith to Stand Trial in Jefferson County
W Ross Keith faces murder charges in Jefferson County for killing his wife Betty 22 as she lay in hospital after a prior stabbing. He shot herself then at the hospital, was wounded, and later jailed. Attorneys expect a not guilty by reason of insanity plea.
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W. Ross Keith
Bingham
Ala
Jefferson County Criminal Court
Betty
Keith
Senate House Clash Over Muscle Shoals Breakup
Washington debated a path to end the Muscle Shoals deadlock with talks on Senate action. House leaders favored government operation while a Senate faction pressed to act first, risking a veto on a bill for operating both power and nitrate plants. Conferees met Tuesday to pursue agreement.
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Senate
McNary
Washington
House
Senate Conference Committee
Longworth
Tilson
Connecticut
Reece
Tennessee
Snell
House Rules Committee
Fire destroys two Tennessee garage buildings in Nashville
A Tennessee highway department garage in Nashville suffered the destruction of two buildings by a fire on a December night. The superintendent estimated the loss at 30000 dollars and investigators have not determined the cause.
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Nashville
Tenn
Tennessee Highway Department
Slayer Ruled Insane In Murfreesboro Killing
Chester Arthur, 28, accused of shooting Mrs. Anna Marie Smith after learning of her marriage to another man, was committed to Central State Hospital for the insane by Circuit Judge John A. Richardson. Attorneys argued he has been of unsound mind since childhood.
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Murfreesboro, Tenn
Chester Arthur
Anna Marie Smith
Central State Hospital For
John A. Richardson
Hoover seeks 10 put brakes on Congress spends
President Hoover moved to curb congressional spending as the drought relief program threatened to exceed his recommendations. He urged strict economy with a projected deficit of 355 million dollars for the year, while the House appropriations committee cut the emergency unemployment construction fund from 150 million to 110 million. Senator Borah proposed a two percent income tax increase next year.
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Washington
Hoover
Capitol Hill
Watson
Indiana
House Appropriations Committee
Borah
Idaho
Court of Appeals reverses local breach of warranty suit
Knoxville Tenn December six The Court of Appeals reversed and dismissed the suit of Jones Chevrolet Company and W A Allen Chevrolet Inc against Sherman Crawford for breach of warranty in an automobile trade In Sullivan County cases Farmers and Merchants Bank versus S G Ketron was reversed in part and affirmed in part H L Grigsby superintendent of banks versus J R Gray reversed M D Gibson versus G W Mann reversed and dismissed S L Lane versus L A Owen reversed and remanded J S Baker administrator versus J W Ramey affirmed Bristol Plumbing and Heating Company versus Susan L Drake et al versus J P Young et al affirmed
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Knoxville, Tenn
Jones Chevrolet Company
W. A. Allen Chevrolet, Inc
Sherman Crawford
Court of Appeals
Sullivan County
Farmers and Merchants Bank
S. G. Ketron
H. L. Grigsby
Superintendent of Banks
J. R. Gray
M. D
Fog of Death in Meuse Valley Declared Nonmysterious
Official public health inquiry in Brussels concludes the Meuse valley fog deaths were caused by weakened lungs and preexisting heart and bronchial conditions, not a deadly toxin. Most victims were elderly, with a third over sixty and several over seventy, many suffering chronic respiratory issues.
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Brussels
Meuse Valley
Public Health Commission
Jesse C. Carson Not Wanted Now
Jesse C. Carson, 46, linked to the Clara Phillips jail delivery case eight years ago, visited the district attorney's office but was told no charges exist. Captain Winn said an old arson case was dropped and Carson is not wanted despite previous announcements.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Jesse C. Carson
Clara Phillips
Carson
J. A. Winn
Bureau of Investigation
Phillips
Honduras
Wet and Dry Prohibition Factions Prepare for Repeal Debate
Washington reports wet and dry advocates converging with plans for a single substitute to repeal prohibition and a nationwide drive. F Scott McBride of the Anti-Saloon League says dry forces will pursue an aggressive program as they meet in a national temperance council and constitutional conventions.
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Washington
F. Scott McBride
Anti-Saloon League
National Temperance Council
al Convention
Association Against
Methodist Board of Temperance
Major Shepard on trial for wife's death in Kansas City
Major Charles A. Shepard an army medical officer is on trial in Kansas City for the alleged murder of his second wife Zenana Shepard at Fort Riley in 1929. Grace Brandon a San Antonio stenographer testifies for the prosecution as the defense claims death resulted from acute alcoholism. Army officers from many posts are called to testify.
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Charles A. Shepard
Kansas City
Kas
Zenana Shepard
Fort Riley
Grace Brandon
San Antonio
Tex
Shepard
Appointees Face Rigorous Probe by Senate Committee
Three of President Hoover's recess appointees to the reorganized tariff commission faced a tough Senate finance committee public examination of their qualifications and tariff views. Page and Coulter defended positions on the flexible tariff while Fletcher denied tariff lobbying and noted a nonpartisan, unanimous commission.
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Washington
Hoover
Reorganized Tariff Commission
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Couzens
Michigan
LaFollette
Wisconsin
Smoot
Henry P. Fletcher
Pennsylvania
Thomas W. Page
Virginia
John Lee Coulter
North Dakota
Fletcher
Reed
Harrison
Mississippi
R. E. Jeffery
Arkansas
Jeffery
Wilson
Uruguay
Page
Bingham
Connecticut
Coulter
Shepard pictured as death plotter in Mullins case
A federal court jury heard a photograph of Maj Charles A Shepard depicting him plotting his wife's death to marry Grace Brandon of San Antonio. Prosecutor S M Brewster outlined the government case while defense counsel Harry S Class portrayed him as a loving husband troubled by his wife's liquor addiction.
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Kansas City
Kans
Charles A. Shepard
Grace Brandon
San Antonio
S. M. Brewster
United States
Harry S. Class of
Bruening Stays At Helm as German Government Wins Big
Berlin dispatch reports Chancellor Bruening's government maintaining control in the Reichstag with large majorities. It defeated motions to revoke decrees, dismiss reform plans, and table a confidence vote. The victory solidifies Bruening's grip and signals push to implement austere budget measures. Meanwhile in Tennessee Governor Horton denounces a public emergency committee and pledges a full inquiry into state finances, signaling clash over next legislative steps.
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Berlin
Bruening
Reighstag
Henry H. Horton
Tennessee
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Nashville, Tenn
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Tennessee Bankers’ Association
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